Where does “biotrophy” come from?
biotrophy (English) comes from English trophy, from Middle French trophée, from Latin trophaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
biotrophy (English): A parasitic relationship in which the parasite...
Definitions
- A parasitic relationship in which the parasite...
Ancestry of “biotrophy”, step by step
biotrophy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trophy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trophy | An object, usually in the form of a statuette,... |
| 2 | Middle French | trophée | memorial |
| 3 | Latin | trophaeum | trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |